Egg-beater holder



1927. v Fb l5 R. w. DouGLAs EGG BEATER HOLDER Filed April 19, 1926 Patented Feb. 1.5, 1927.v

. UNITED STATES ROBERT W. DOUGLAS, l' CHICO, CALIFGBNIA..

nee-snaren nomma. I

Application led AprilA 19, 1926. Serial' No. 102,980.

This invention relates to egg beater holders and it has for one of its objects the provision of a simple, eflicient and economical egg beater-holder.

With the foregoing object in view, together with such other objects and advantages as may subsequent-ly appear, this invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed,

l0 and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my improved egg beater holder showing an egg beater attached thereto, the lower end of the l5 egg beater being in a bowl. This view also shows in dotted lines'the upper part of the egg beater holder thrown back in order to lift the egg beater out of the bowl;

. Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description thereof, the numeral 5 indicates the top of a table, to the edgeof which the egg beater holder 6 is secured at its lower end. The egg beater holder holds an egg beater 7, the lower end of which is in a bowl 8 containing material to be beaten.

The egg beater holder comprises a standard 9 and an arm 10 extending laterally from the standard. The standard 9 'comprises a' lower section 11 to which is pivoted an upper section 12. This pivotal connection enables H5 the upper section, together with the arm 10,

to be thrown back into the postion shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 when the egg beater is withdrawn from lthe bowl 8. 1t

will be understood that the egg beater remains secured to the arm 10 when the latter is thrown back into the. position shown in dotted lines.

The lower section 11 of the standard 9 is bifurcated to provide spaced jaws 15 and 16 45 for the reception therebetween of the edge portion oi the table 5. A screw 18 passes through the jaw 16 and is provided with a disk 20 bearing against the under side of Y the table 5. vIt will be readily understood that by tightening the screw 18 the egg beater holder may be secured to the table.

The upper end of the lower section 11 of the standard is bifurcated to receive the lower end portion 21 of the upper section 12,

the portion 21 being of reduced thickness.

The section 21v is provided with trunnions 21n which rest in slots 22 provided in the upper portion of the section 11.Y These slots 22 extend to the sidesof the section 11 so that the upper section 12 may be readily disconnected from the lower section 11 of the standard.

The upper section 12 comprises a tubular portion 25, .the lower end of which is secured to the portion 21: The upper part of the tube 25 receives the upper portion of the section 12, which is independent of the portion 21. A screw 28 extends through a side of the tube 25 in order to secure the upper portion 12 of the standard in the tube.

The lower portion of the arm 10 on both sides thereof is provided with depressions 29 which fit the fingers. The free end of the arm 10 is bifurcated to receive the handle 31 of the egg beater 7. The handle of the egg beater may be firmly secured to the arm l() by means of a tightening screw .32. At the lower end of the arm 10 an arcuate guard 33 is provided, so that the wheel 34 of the beater may not injure a hand which grasps the arm 10. c In order to lock the upper section 12 to the lower section 11 when both of these sections are in alinement, locking means in the form of a spring 36 is provided, this spring being secured in a recess of the lower section 11 adjacent the lower end of the section 2l and normally pressing against the inner side face of the upper section.

iVhile I have des-ribed one en'ibodinient of my invention, modifications thereof may be readily devised without departing from the spirit of my invention, and it is to be understood that such modifications Colne within the scope of the app/egded claim. v

In an egg beater holder, a. standard, an arni extending laterally from said standard and adapted to hold an egg beater, said standard comprising two pivot-ed sections adapted to allow the upper sect-ion to be turned atan angle to the lower section, and means for locking the upper section to the lower section when the two sections are in alinement, said locking 1 cans comprising a resilient spring` secured in a recess of the lower section and normally pressing against the inner side of the upper section of the standard.

ROBERT W. DOUGLAS.

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